MySQL Certification had another great month in September. It was
our biggest month with a MySQL Users Conference (where the cost
of each exam is deeply discounted). A total of 159 exams were
taken and that is a 10 percent increase.

Total certifications earned was another non-UC record with 68.
That was made up of 14 Developers, 27 DBAs, 7 Cluster DBAs, and
20 Associates. Congratulations to all those who worked so hard to
earn these certifications.

Those of you wishing to take the exams in Japanese should keeping
checking the website for a new, much improved translation that
will be ready by the Japanese UC. Domo arigato, Toru-san! …

Last week I had the great opportunity to sit
in on a DBA class session taught by George
Trujillo. I know that most of the folks administrating and
programming MySQL databases are self taught. Learning by the
'RFTM' has benefits but many lessons come directly from the
education institution know as The School of Hard Knocks. And some
knocks are much harder and larger than other.
Self-teaching is a valuable way to learn but a lot depends on the
quality of the materials you can …

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